International cricket in 2005–06
Cricket season
The international cricket season in 2005–06 lasted from October 2005 to April 2006. The season included the ICC Super Series which was held in Australia .
Season overview
Rankings
The following are the rankings at the start of the season.
October 2005
ICC Super Series
New Zealand in South Africa
Sri Lanka in India
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
ODI Series
ODI 2286
25 October
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur
India by 152 runs
ODI 2287
28 October
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium , Mohali
India by 8 wickets
ODI 2290
31 October
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
Sawai Mansingh Stadium , Jaipur
India by 6 wickets
ODI 2291
3 November
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
Nehru Stadium , Pune
India by 4 wickets
ODI 2294
6 November
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
Sri Lanka by 5 wickets
ODI 2295
9 November
Virender Sehwag
Marvan Atapattu
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground , Rajkot
India by 7 wickets
ODI 2296
12 November
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
IPCL Ground , Vadodara
India by 5 wickets
Test Series
Test 1775
2–6 December
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai
Match drawn
Test 1776
10–14 December
Rahul Dravid
Marvan Atapattu
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground , Delhi
India by 188 runs
Test 1778
18–22 December
Virender Sehwag
Marvan Atapattu
Sardar Patel Stadium , Ahmedabad
India by 259 runs
November 2005
West Indies in Australia
England in Pakistan
South Africa in India
December 2005
Australia in New Zealand
South Africa in Australia
Sri Lanka in New Zealand
January 2006
VB Series
No.
Date
Team 1
Captain
Team 2
Captain
Venue
Result
Group Stage
ODI 2313
13 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Docklands Stadium , Melbourne
Australia by 116 runs
ODI 2314
15 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
South Africa
Graeme Smith
The Gabba , Brisbane
South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 2315
17 January
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
South Africa
Graeme Smith
The Gabba , Brisbane
Sri Lanka by 94 runs
ODI 2316
20 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
South Africa
Graeme Smith
Docklands Stadium , Melbourne
Australia by 59 runs
ODI 2317
22 January
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Sri Lanka by 51 runs
ODI 2318
24 January
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
South Africa
Graeme Smith
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
South Africa by 9 runs
ODI 2319
26 January
Australia
Adam Gilchrist
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Australia by 5 wickets
ODI 2320
29 January
Australia
Adam Gilchrist
Sri Lanka
Chaminda Vaas
WACA Ground , Perth
Australia by 6 wickets
ODI 2321
31 January
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
South Africa
Graeme Smith
WACA Ground , Perth
South Africa by 5 wickets
ODI 2322
3 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
South Africa
Graeme Smith
Docklands Stadium , Melbourne
Australia by 80 runs
ODI 2323
5 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
South Africa
Graeme Smith
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 57 runs
ODI 2325
7 February
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
South Africa
Graeme Smith
Bellerive Oval , Hobart
Sri Lanka by 76 runs
Finals
ODI 2326
10 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Adelaide Oval , Adelaide
Sri Lanka by 22 runs
ODI 2328
12 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney
Australia by 167 runs
ODI 2330
14 February
Australia
Ricky Ponting
Sri Lanka
Marvan Atapattu
The Gabba , Brisbane
Australia by 9 wickets
India in Pakistan
February 2006
Asia Cup
The Asia Cup was postponed due to India's busy cricket schedule at the time.
West Indies in New Zealand
No.
Date
Home captain
Away captain
Venue
Result
Twenty20 International
T20I 5
16 February
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Eden Park , Auckland
Match Tied, New Zealand win bowl-off 3–0
One-Day International Series
ODI 2332
18 February
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Westpac Stadium , Wellington
New Zealand by 81 runs
ODI 2335
22 February
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Queenstown Events Centre , Queenstown
New Zealand by 3 wickets
ODI 2337
25 February
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Jade Stadium , Christchurch
New Zealand by 21 runs
ODI 2342
1 March
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
McLean Park , Napier
New Zealand by 91 runs
ODI 2346
4 March
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Eden Park , Auckland
West Indies by 3 wickets
Test Match Series
Test 1787
9–13 March
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Eden Park , Auckland
New Zealand by 27 runs
Test 1790
17–21 March
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Basin Reserve , Wellington
New Zealand by 10 wkts
Test 1793
25–29 March
Stephen Fleming
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
McLean Park , Napier
Match Drawn
Sri Lanka in Bangladesh
Australia in South Africa
Kenya in Zimbabwe
March 2006
ICC Intercontinental Cup
England in India
Kenya in Bangladesh
Pakistan in Sri Lanka
April 2006
Australia in Bangladesh
New Zealand in South Africa (Test leg)
DLF Cup
References
October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006